Other things that aren't mentioned but deserve note: The dock operators in every port in the area gave free fuel for all the boats doing the Boatlift. People came in to work extra hours too. Boats came from as far away as Boston and *i think* North Carolina. The rescue dogs that work for the police actually had PTSD because they weren't finding anyone alive. Firefighters and policemen would lay in the rubble pretending to be unconscious so the dogs would find them and lift their spirits, just to keep them working.
@@BTinSF I'm from outside Martinsville VA., So got a similar one. Once you've heard it, ain't no mistaking. The guy with the Ball cap reversed. One guy with white shirt/shoulder boards sounded Hampton Roads VA.
It's important that we don't forget. It saddens me schools don't teach more about it. It's mind boggling that some people in their 20's don't have a clue how impactful it was.
Never forget that you punished the wrong guys and your actions leads to the destabilization of a whole region, the rise of ISIS, and the collapse of Society in numerous countries. Congratulations on being Saudi Arabia’s bitch, waging their war for them.
@@eventuallyeverafter7277 bc w bombed the wrong country is probably why it's not being taught.. the,my, USA, told us it was a whole damn country w Saddam Hussein as culprit when he and his had nothing to do w it, but w as a people believe our government without question like it's God.
American here. On that day, there were no conservatives or liberals, no rich or poor, black or white, there were just Americans. And as amazing as this story is, as heroic, I'm not all hat surprised. Proud? Very.
Captain of Amberjack V, Vincent R. Ardolino, passed away on August 25th, 2018. Thanks to this documentary, your actions will not be forgotten. RIP Unsung Hero.
2996 people died on 9/11 in NYC, Washington, DC and on the plane which crashed in Pennsylvania. A family member of mine died in the collapse of the first tower of the World Trade Center. I am native of NY, but I was living overseas on that day. I couldn't get back to the US for 9 days because the US airspace was closed.
I remember it took at least 6 months to clean it up. Firefighters ended up with respitory disease because of the smoke. People were putting up pictures everywhere looking for family that worked in the towers. I'll never forget seeing people jumping from nearly 100 floors to their death, nor will I ever forget the unfathomable dedication and determination of all those involved to clean up such a massive mess. They worked 24 hours no matter what to get it done. You can say New Yorkers are rude, but they have my never ending respect for how they handled the worst tragedy you can imagine. Thanks for sharing. 💝
Honestly I live in NJ and I remember during that time people from around all our different states would do volunteer shifts to help with the cleanup - nurses, EMTs, police, rescue, food workers, etc - people trying to just help our neighbors and friends and family. My neighbor’s Dad was in one of the towers (he thankfully got out) but ask anyone from NY, NJ, PA, DE - any of the US states and there was someone affected by the tragic loss of 9/11. I’ll never forget it.
I went to NYC several months after 9/11. I was young but still remember the remains of all those MISSING posters at the train station. Just people hoping.
I have seen this several times before and cry each time. I cry for the atrocity of 9/11. I cry for the suffering on my countrymen. I cry for the human spirit and the human decency of all that helped when they could have stayed safe at home. We, the USA, may have our troubles and faults but deep down we love each other. Rest in Peace Captain Vincent!
I'll never forget this day. I was living with my Mom and stepdad at the time. I woke up in the morning and walked downstairs. My stepfather was sitting on the couch watching the tv with a look of complete shock on his face. He was a roofer in Manhattan and had been employed with a specific company for decades. That day he had called out sick and unfortunately the rest of his crew were in one of the towers doing a construction job. They all died that day and obviously he survived. The poor guy went to all of his friends wakes for about a month straight.
There are so many stories like that. People who missed their flight or called in sick, or a meeting in the towers got cancelled that day….all survived . Some people think it was luck, but I’m not sure. I think there was divine intervention that day. I’m glad your stepdad survived.❤️🤗🐝
To this day... I can not watch . I remember I called my husband and told him get to TV. HE THOUGHT I WAS LYING WHEN I SAID THE COUNTRY HAS BEEN ATTACKED. after he and co-workers watched the towers calapse. We found out the Pentagon also was hit. God bless the ones who stopped the 3rd plane. Crashed down in a field. They saved many lives.
I remember watching the coverage on tv of 9/11 for days. I just felt compelled to watch. Despite all the coverage at the time and watching numerous documentaries since, I had never heard of the boat lift rescue until the Office Blokes reacted to this video. This story should be better known, it’s incredible.
I remember standing in front of our TV that day, watching the planes hitting the towers, and sobbing as I watched our citizens plummet to their deaths. All these years later, I still cry when I see this footage. I'll never forget. Never!
I live in the US. This...this is the story of that day we truly need to never forget. And so relatively few people know it happened. Because of this experience, years later when Captain Sullenberger landed that airplane on the Hudson River, ferries were already on their way to the plane before they got the emergency doors open.
I’m American and I didn’t hear about this until years later! I’ll never forget the events of that day. I live close to where flight 93 crashed. I’ll never forget hearing it fly over my place of work before crashing. It was so terrifying since we already knew about the two hitting the towers. We had no idea what was going on. We have an airport close to us with a small military presence there and I’ll never forget the feeling when we stood on our dock and watched the Apache helicopters taking off. It was a sad but proud feeling watching that. Never forget!
I live in Pittsburgh and was in my research lab at Allegheny General Hospital when they evacuated Downtown. A friend across the hall went into a panic as her brother was stationed at the Pentagon and no one could get a hold of him. He would have been in the section of the pentagon that got hit, but luckily that section was under renovation and he was in a building 2 miles away. The hospital brought a very large screen TV into the cafeteria so that people could watch what was happening. A very surreal day.
I lived in upstate NY (about 30 minutes away from the state capital of Albany) at the time, so I lived several hours away from NYC. But after 9/11 I learned that I nearly lost a friend on 9/11. She told me several days later that she and her parents had been planning to visit the twin towers on 9/11, but those plans were scrapped at the last minute (I do not know why, and it wasn't any of my business so I didn't pry). And then a few years ago I learned that my uncle actually had an office in the twin towers as his job occasionally required him to be there, and he was supposed to be at the twin towers that day, but for whatever reason he didn't go that day. My mom even said that his name appeared on the initial casualty list, as people were still figuring out who was and was not there that day, and once they learned that he had not been there when the towers were hit, his name was removed from the casualty list. I still remember exactly where I was when the towers got hit, I was in music class when the principal suddenly came over the intercom and said: *"What just happened isn't anywhere near us, but all teachers have permission to turn the classroom TVs to the news."* ....And once our teacher turned on the news, the entire class went dead silent as we saw the towers burning....and then we actually saw the first tower fall. We were all in complete shock, and we would just turn to look at each other from time to time, but what could any of us possibly say? We were all just middle school students at the time. And I can remember getting off the school bus and walking in the front door of my house and then looking to the TV and seeing that both towers were down, and my parents were sitting at the kitchen table with my grandmother. I'll never forget that day for as long as I live.
22 years later and this event still brings me to tears. For all of our faults and divisions when America as a whole is hurt out people will rise to the occasion. Always. Thank you for watching this and remembering ALL of the heroes that day.
This is my absolute favorite story of America's spirit, and it comes from our largest city, and one that is often described negatively. As a point of information, it was the second tower that was hit that actually fell first.
Thank you all for watching and remembering. I don’t think you realize the impact you have. We as Americans felt so alone that day (I was in college)… but for you to remember, react and teach to your young ones what that day was not even being a citizen is so incredibly impactful. Thank you!
I recently saw a video where they asked people from other countries about their reactions to 9/11 when it happened and so many people shared in so many countries and they were all watching it along with us.
I remember the 1st time I saw this boatlift video & I've seen it over 50x since either through reaction channels or otherwise. I cry and shake with both pride and grief and gratitude each time the same way I did the first time. I was 8 yrs old when the attacks happened. Nobody explained to me what was happening. When I snuck away from my mom at my grandparents and saw the news footage on a TV, as soon as the plane hit my brain said "This is warfare. We're being attacked. This wasn't an accident." I don't remember crying. I sought out a TV (my mom and grandparents didn't want us kids to see it because it scared them). I knew something big was happening and I needed to know what had them scared. I don't recall crying. I just remember praying for everyone the victims and the heros.
There is another youtube video I recommend, and it is called 9/11/2001 As it happened. It is really heartbreaking. They give a timeline as it happened with video clips from news, and individuals who filmed it that day. It is really good. The other vid is 9/11 as it unfolded and that one includes answering service messages from people on the places in buildings. It is quite tough but very good. They both are short enough I watch for a youtube video reaction.
Probably the most impactful video I've seen, and I just saw it yesterday is, 9/11 ( A Documentary by Gédéon & Jules Naudet ) if you haven't seen it then you need to. Two French filmmakers were doing a documentary on the FDNY they were with the first firefighters that responded to the crashes including being inside the 2nd tower when the first tower collapsed. They have probably the rawest footage you'll ever see of 9/11.
@@NonLegitNation2 agreed…it’s very real and the only footage from inside the north tower when the south tower collapsed, as well as them being with those firefighters at a call where they all witnessed (and recorded) the first plane strike). I find the FDNY dispatch recordings from that day riveting as well.
Almost 22 yrs later, I am still crying like it just happened, and I still remember what class I was in in high school when everything froze, all classes stopped and the news came on in every classroom. People who had family in NYC were freaking out crying and no calls would go thru.
Yep, I remember being in 3rd grade and the teachers wheeling in those TV carts into our class. My mom came and picked me up while watching and I remember we got home and were standing in our living room watching as the 2nd tower was hit. I didn't realize at the time but America has never been the same since.
if you want another great story that got lost in the shadow of 9/11 OPERATION YELLOW RIBBON as it came to be called.. in Gander Newfoundland, which is where a large chunk the flights that got grounded that day ended up. . . very heart warming story
Absolutely recommend anything about Gander on 9/11. I had no idea this even happened until much more recently and it’s become one of my favorite stories of humanity at its finest on 9/11, right up with the boat lift. I feel like half of the documentaries about 9/11, while necessary, end up retraumatizing everyone in the process. Honor these men and the town of Gander show a more hopeful and inspirational side of the story. A break from the doom seeking if you will.
There was an excellent book about it called The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland. I hadn't heard anything about it until I came across the book. I was at an educational seminar for work in Nashville and we were all stranded there. A few of us had driven so we were okay, but others were looking to rent vehicles. Some were from as far away as New York or California.
It's the first time I heard/seen anything about this 😢 I think many people didn't realise it's an iland 😢 that day will never be forgotten 🙏 Greatings from Sweden Gothenburg 🇸🇪
2,997 people died on 9/11. 343 fire fighters, 82 NYPD. In NY metro area we are still losing fireman & police officers every month from working on "the pit" searching for survivors & bodies.They die from 9/11 cancers from inhaling the air.
Also have lost many EMS EMT’s and paramedics since then. I’m a retired NYC paramedic, and have lost many friends and colleagues since, including one of my best friends, to post 9/11 diseases.
I've watched this dozens of times and I cry every time. So many people don't understand why we are so proud to be US citizens. THIS. THIS epitomizes why we are so proud to be who we are. THIS is the true spirit of our nation.
American here. One of my fav accents is also New Yorker’s and I appreciate y’all so much for this video. The entire world was affected by this event, not just us but this definitely changed America forever.
I was in 4th or 5th grade. My father who worked on base, called my mom told her go pick up Chris take him to your parents house America was attacked. He served in Vietnam he just knew. I got to grandma's. I will never forget or be able to get that out of my head... seeing humans jumping from the tower in real time plummeting to the ground. Mass suicides because it was better then burning to death. Seeing it all in real time I'll never forget I still get chills and anger and sadness to this day. Thank you for Watching. It blows my mind that people outside of the usa actually care about us and hurt for us on that. I cant describe how much I've cried as an adult watching 9/11 stuff
Through tears, I can say "I'm proud to be an American"... And we'll never forget those we lost... Thnx for taking time to watch a horrible day. PEACE & BLESSINGS TO YOU!!
I still remember being in third grade having no idea what was going on, but my teacher was hysterically crying. She had lost her son in one of the towers. it hits different for New Yorkers neighbors and friends dads, mothers, uncles, aunts etc...
I'm 2nd generation American and thank you. I was in middle school and watching it live. We all watched planes hit the building and watching the towers fall and people jumping from the 50th floor. I was about 13 and I just felt numb.
I was born and raised in the original NYC. I went on the roof of the South Towers as a child back in 1994. My Twin Towers were destroyed when I was 14 years old. That day still haunts me today. I miss my Twin Towers everyday.
I remember people sticking notes on random places, and there were 100's of people checking to find their loved ones names to see if they survived. It was horrible!
There's a documentary by the Naudet French brothers , who were in New York to make a documentary about a fire house and the training of a newby, when this unfolded while they were filming. You may find it on youtube. It's absolutely chilling and heart breaking. One of them was actually filming inside one of the towers.
Just subbed to this channel, been subbed to office blokes quite awhile, I'm a Canadian in B.C., USA, Canada and Great Britain, cheers to our friendship! I'm Irish, Welsh and English, family who served in diff wars, much love from Canada Brothers 🇨🇦 ❤️
I know so many people who lost someone that day. Many children who lost a parent. My boss at that time couldn’t make a phone call home to let us know he was okay and eventually he had to walk over to New Jersey along the George Washington bridge with thousands of other people and get a taxi home on the other side. My current boss was sat in her office right across from both buildings and she saw both towers go down. I could see the buildings on fire from where I was in New Jersey. I have photos of me standing on the roof of one of the towers and it all feels so surreal now, like how could I have ever stood on the roof of an iconic building that no longer exists. There are constant reminders of that tragic day, it was a pivotal moment for so many in more ways than one.
Great video guys. Thanks for you compassion. This event was something that has seared itself in our collective consciousness as Americans. Many many people stepped forward, disregarding their own safety, to answer this call. In the end these are the times that means the most as fellow human beings. The times when we were able to help someone who was truly in need. ♥ We owe a debt of gratitude to all the men and women who were part of this extraordinary effort.
Hi from Indiana.... I love watching reactions to this story! When 9/11 happened I woke up to nurse my baby boy and turned on the tv and I had never been more scared in my life.... I was scared for by newborn son even though we were states away. It was one of the worst days of my life... not knowing what was going on and was more to come. God Bless the USA.
Canada's capital is just over 700 km from NYC. I have never forgotten. Colleagues at work were talking about my upcoming birthday (Sept.16), making plans for a small celebration. Our supervisor had turned away to look at his laptop. He turned back, "Guys, look!" We stood frozen, in silence, as we watched it all unfold. All the selfless acts of ordinary people, no matter what, doing whatever they could--guiding dust-whitened figures out of the cloud. It still stuns me, it always will.
The smoke that you are talking about was really a highly concentrated mix of smoke and powdered debris. The force of the building coming down pulverized the building materials. People, buildings, cars...it was all covered in a thick fine powder.
You should check out the story of Gander, the small town in Newfoundland that housed and fed over 7,000 people who'd been stranded when all trans-Atlantic planes were forced to land on 9/11. Now, that's a real tale of selflessness and human kindness.
Born and raised in the USA and was around to remember 911 and I've never seen this. Crying all over again. Thanks for sharing. To answer your question, it was about 3000 that died.
I was in grade 4 in America. Dallas Texas to be exact. I remember our teacher had the tv on but put up folders to shield us kids from the tv. But her reactions from the tv let all of us know that something really bad was happening. And her tears turned to our tears. we didn’t know what was going on. It was crazy.
As a Veteran from a long line of veterans, I remember every second of 9/11. I don't live in New York, I live in Alabama. I was away from home on business. I was checking out of a hotel in North Alabama when this happened. The television in the lobby was on and I, along with other guests, sat for what seemed hours to watch in horror. There was not a person in the lobby who was not crying. A police unit in the area stopped and came in. The Officer was already crying. He repeated over and over "Dear GOD this can't be happening" I called my wife and told her I am coming home. I will never forget when I got in my car to leave, there was hardly any traffic, not even when passing through Birmingham. It was like our entire State came to a halt. Those driving on I-65 didn't speed. Truck drivers were crying and driving. During the aftermath, many hunting/fishing clubs in my State extended invitations to first responders from NYC to come down here, and they did. The only thing it cost was time off, and that didn't seem to be a problem. Every time I see anti-American protests in this Country, it infuriates me. Those people must not realize the price paid for their rights to be so foolish.
One of the fireboats of the FDNY, the John J Harvey, pumped water to the fire engines by putting lines in the Hudson and then charging up lines to the fire engines.
I just started my senior year of highschool when it happened and about 9 months later....a week after i graduated, i flew out to bootcamp. There are few moments in life when you say to yourself, "no matter what happens Im doing this"
Thank you for your service! An interesting story, at least to me, a year or so before the pandemic I took an Uber ride. The driver, a young man (much younger than me) and I were conversing on the long drive. At some point I asked him where he was from as he had a slight accent, he said "New York". I asked him what brought him to CA, he said ''the military". He filled me in on some of his military history, brief mention of action he had seen, duty stations and that he would soon retire after serving 20 years in the Marines. I then asked if he was going back home when he retired, he said "yes". He then stated he never planned on joining the military, that he had been headed to college but (like you) felt it was something he needed to do at the time, as he and his three best friends were witnesses to the 911 attacks. They all enlisted. Being a military brat, I have always respected those that serve. However, I know I have never felt such respect for anyone I have ever met as I did for this young man knowing how young he was at the time he and his buddies made the decision to enlist. I felt it was such an honor to have met this man, one of the heros that stepped up during that period of our country's history. I have so much respect for all those who stood up to show allegiance to our country in the face of such evil. Your service to our country is much appreciated and will not be forgotten!! Never Forget!
Just up watching these reactions. I'm American and I did not even know about the boat lift part of 9/11 for 22 years. Thanks for you hearts and recognition toward this tragedy. Also, this guy is absolutely gorgeous. Mom and dad, your genes, wow. Created quite a person.
I remember learning how British citizens helped evacuate soldiers from Dunkirk in WWII. Seeing my countrymen doing the same type thing for civilians wanting to get away from Manhattan on that horrible day was so uplifting.
Lots of heroism was displayed that day, and the patriotism and unity we felt as a country was amazing, it’s unfortunate it took something like that to happen to see it. Over 3,000 died Aidan and people are still suffering and dying today from breathing in the smoke full of toxins
I was on leave from work when 9/11 happened. I always had the TV on news channels to keep updated. I saw the breaking news in Morning America. I immediately switched to CNN. In the past years I would watch 9/11 documentaries and the ATC 9/11. Only when we had covid lockdown in 2020 when I discovered this video. I cried. I shared it to family just in case they didn't know about this, like I didn't know. Thanks for reacting to it.
I have seen this video on my own and through numerous reaction channels.. always brings tears to my eyes. could see the smoke cloud going across the sky from where I live.. Middletown lost the most ppl in any single town in NJ.
Its been a little over 22 or so years since that horrible day and still everytime i watch a video about 9/11 it takes me back to the horrible feeling i had that day. Nothing compares to that feeling aside from losing my mother 3 years after that happened. But what rose from that horrible day is why i love this country it didn't matter who you were we all came together and helped each other nothing like the division you see today. Thank you for reaching to this i needed a reminder of what we can do when we come together
I was a 14 year old American on the other side of the country when 9/11 happened and I have never heard this story. Glad your video came across my feed today.
This is a day i will never forget.....i am from SC and so i was seeing everything on the television as it was happening and i remember just standing there crying and staring at the tv. It was heartbreaking. Rip to all the Americans who were took from us that day. Gone2soon. 💯💔😪🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I remember this.. folks helped them when they got to safety.. welcomed them I to homes. I think it was similar to Dunkirk.. I think at Dunkirk, the boats rescuing were also under attack, and the trip took many hours to cross over, while trips to NY were much quicker. Both events showed how folks helped save souls when needed.
I worked for a government IT office at the time of 9-11. Our secretary had gone to NYC to a conference in Building 7 of the World Trade Center. (This build was one of those damaged when the towers collapsed.) They were being evacuated after the plane strikes, and the group was forced to head towards the South Tower by the fate of how the exits were positioned. One lady in Joanne's group stopped in the middle of the street to take pictures, the rest of the group getting ahead of her. But Joanne was behind her and pulled her back across the street towards Building 7, yelling at her for stopping in the middle of a street. The South Tower fell at that moment and a huge fireball went down that very street. According to Joanne, it was like being in a movie set, it was so surreal, yet at the same time horrifically real. If Joanne hadn't pulled that lady back, both would have been in the middle of that fireball. Joanne never considered herself a hero, just lucky. I'll bet that other lady thinks Joanne is a hero, though. Normal people, doing normal things.
The Amberjack V docked in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. I grew up there. We are so proud of the Captain, the first gentleman talking, Vincent Ardolino. And all who came to help…
I am a native New Yorker (or as we say, Noo Youka) from Manhattan, but at the time was living across the river in NJ. I remember them letting us out of work and the road I took faced the skyline of New York City. It's a vision I will never forget. I believe there were about 3000 people who were killed in the towers, many firefighters and emergency workers, and then the plane that flew in to the Pentagon, and the plane that was downed in Pennsylvania added to the fatalities. Afterwards, there were many people who died from sickness related to the very poor air quality that hung around lower Manhattan for so long. A friend from elementary school that I knew did not work at the world trade towers, but was there for a meeting, and she was one of the fatalities. As long as it's been, I'll never get over it.
This is simply an incredible story of Americans coming together… 500,000 people in less than 9 hours… think about how crazy that is. In times of tragedy, people will do anything they can to help each other.
I live in Los Angeles, but was in Manhattan that morning, and yes ALL access in and out of the island were down for two whole days. I believe I was at Broadway and Canal. Had NO idea of the Boatlift, WOW!! Thank you ❤
My cousin was stationed at the Pentagon back then, her kid was sick so she had to call out that day. Up at the New York State Museam in Albany, they have a fire engine that was crushed and a trailer from the clean up. The engine is paired with stories from firefighters that day, and the trailer is filled with memorial/looking for photos and posters. My dad was working at Indian Point Nuclear Plant, I think he ended up working over 18 hrs because they went to high alert, expecting an attack there.
I was 15 when this happened. Watched the towers fall with my classmates the whole school was in shock. A classmate of mine lost her mother in one of the towers. A family friend was a firefighter from NYC and thankfully he made it home.
I went to high school down by the Trade Center and I was there on 9/11. I remember the massive amounts of people lining the waters edge. I was fortunate enough to live in Manhattan so I could just walk home, and then the first building collapsed. Every building down there is massive and you cant see past the one in front of you, so we had no idea it collapsed. All we knew is that a giant cloud of smoke just enveloped us and we couldn't see or breathe. The smoke eventually cleared and I made my way down by the Staten Island Ferry terminal. My plan was to walk along the East River until I got home. My thought was "if anything else explodes, I'll just jump in the river and swim home" (I thought the giant cloud of smoke was some massive explosion, not the building collapsing). Walking along the river, you saw this mass of boats, skiffs, ferries, anything that can float pulling up next to the island. It really looked like a 21st century Dunkirk. They weren't even docked at slips. People climbed over the barrier that separated the walk way from the river and jumped onto whatever was there that can take them anywhere else. In fact, one of my classmates who lived in The Bronx ended up in the Atlantic Highlands. I follow her on Instagram and she and the people in the Highlands that opened their home have a barbecue every year with their respective families. A black teenager from the Bronx was taken in by a white family from New Jersey and given shelter as she couldn't get back home that night. That's the America I know and love. Anyways, I obviously made it out. I was unaware of this documentary about the boatlift until I saw your reaction video and thinking about all of those boats floating from every direction brought me right back to that morning. Cheers.
I know Daz has reacted to it on the office blokes channel but I’d love you guys to react to “the rescue of Jessica Buchannan” it was a seal team 6 rescue and the entire story is amazing
I live in the US and was about 7 or 8 years old when 9/11 happened. I live on the west coast so when it happened it was early in the morning here and I’ll never forget my father waking me up saying “you gotta get up for school, 2 planes crashed into buildings in New York” I was young but just remember feeling my heart sink . All day in school we had moments of silence and watched the news coverage of it in class . I’ll never forget it. Also my family is from New York so remember trying to get ahold of family to make sure they were ok. Just a devastating devastating tragedy . To this day I still watch the 2 brothers documentary that was originally supposed to be about a rookie fire fighter but ended up being a full documentation of 9/11. It’s one of the most raw, brutal documentaries ever made . I STRONGLY suggest watching it someday if you haven’t . Just … heart wrenching
Just under 3,000 people died in the 911 incident. Rounding the numbers off, aprox 2600 died in the Trade Center building attack, another 125 died in the attack on the Pentagon Building in Washington D.C. and the remaining 246 were passenger aboard the planes that were used in the attacks, including the 40 passengers who sacrificed their lives to prevent United Flight 93 from reaching it's destination, which was thought to be the White House in Washington D.C.
It wasn’t just smoke…it was smoke, jet fuel, pulverized concrete and bodies. Thousands died years after breathing it in. First responders were the hardest hit.
2,977 people died 911. And the first responders from the firemen to policemen, that survived-they have been dying from the illnesses caused by the toxic dust & fumes. The victims in the jets that hit the twin towers , the pentagon and the field in Pennsylvania were also heroes because they tried to stop the hijackers and also called loved ones ,their work to tell what was going on. Americans came together like never before-I hope someday we do so again.
This is a marvelous documentary film made by Spielberg and Tom Hanks, the most acclaimed film makers in the industry. Of course it would be done top notch. I really like how they concentrated on showing how the common people stepped up not just the professionals like the coast guard. So many trained emergency workers were at the building sites, or lost in the catastrophe, that it really had to be the ordinary people if anything was going to be done. Also, what is seldom told, is what happened the next few days and nights with the people still left in Manhattan. Stranded people were dragged into shops, homes and hotels and cared for and fed by locals. Working phones were found so loved ones could be reassured. Groups of ordinary people went out searching for those who were lost and displaced who couldn't find a place to be. Everyone really showed their humanity.
Makes you even closer to your human friends or family/loved ones. When a time of need happens, it's so fascinating how people become a hero to a victim. Reality hits really hard when thos ewho go missing will very likely, never come home. It's a disbelief that will happen in real time, until it's starts flowing in. The more closer you get, the more you appreciate for friendships that will last.
It's such a well known story and I am always surprised that so many people have no idea,but am pleased that because of UA-cam it is getting more attention
Don't know if its been mentioned but there was a train station in the basement of one of the towers, came in from New Jersey and once the towers fell the line out was blocked. I was in New York about a week before 9/11 and my group stayed in Jersey and took the train into the city. I was amazed because not only was there a subway stop there but a shopping area also. Resembled a mini mall.
It is so sad. That this tragic event occurred. There was approximately 3,000 deaths that day. I can’t believe we are going on the 22nd anniversary this September. May all Rest In Peace and condolences to the families who lost close ones and just people who were impacted and Thank you to all emergency personnel.
How did I never hear about this before? I was in Nashville for work then. I heard a number of stories but somehow missed this one. I think I would have remembered this.
Admittedly I haven't seen any other videos from this channel (UA-cam Recomends sent me over) but I do recommend (if you haven't already) watching the documentary on the Sewol Ferry Disaster in South Korea. 100+ students died when a Ferry capsized due to negligence and the military/rescue teams were slow to respond and be of any help. It's very emotional and frustrating to see how poorly it was handled by people in positions of power. Though similar to this a few civilians with boats were willing and somewhat able to help and civilians who were scuba certified were able to help
Watching that happen live in 7th grade, was probably one of the most traumatic things in my life. Yet it’s also one of the most proudest days because our country truly came together.
Other things that aren't mentioned but deserve note:
The dock operators in every port in the area gave free fuel for all the boats doing the Boatlift. People came in to work extra hours too. Boats came from as far away as Boston and *i think* North Carolina.
The rescue dogs that work for the police actually had PTSD because they weren't finding anyone alive. Firefighters and policemen would lay in the rubble pretending to be unconscious so the dogs would find them and lift their spirits, just to keep them working.
Some of those accents sounded far more like Philadelphia/Baltimore than New York to my ear (I grew up in Maryland).
@@BTinSF One guy had a Carolina accent
@@laynecox3992 Yeah, I noticed that too--I'm a Duke grad so I'm familiar with that accent ;) .
@@BTinSF I'm from outside Martinsville VA., So got a similar one. Once you've heard it, ain't no mistaking. The guy with the Ball cap reversed. One guy with white shirt/shoulder boards sounded Hampton Roads VA.
I remember hearing about that with the dogs.
Here I go crying again after 20+ years. Never forget. 🇺🇸
Same here.😢
It's important that we don't forget. It saddens me schools don't teach more about it. It's mind boggling that some people in their 20's don't have a clue how impactful it was.
Never forget that you punished the wrong guys and your actions leads to the destabilization of a whole region, the rise of ISIS, and the collapse of Society in numerous countries. Congratulations on being Saudi Arabia’s bitch, waging their war for them.
Still makes me cry and sad.
@@eventuallyeverafter7277 bc w bombed the wrong country is probably why it's not being taught.. the,my, USA, told us it was a whole damn country w Saddam Hussein as culprit when he and his had nothing to do w it, but w as a people believe our government without question like it's God.
American here. On that day, there were no conservatives or liberals, no rich or poor, black or white, there were just Americans. And as amazing as this story is, as heroic, I'm not all hat surprised. Proud? Very.
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Captain of Amberjack V, Vincent R. Ardolino, passed away on August 25th, 2018. Thanks to this documentary, your actions will not be forgotten. RIP Unsung Hero.
2996 people died on 9/11 in NYC, Washington, DC and on the plane which crashed in Pennsylvania. A family member of mine died in the collapse of the first tower of the World Trade Center. I am native of NY, but I was living overseas on that day. I couldn't get back to the US for 9 days because the US airspace was closed.
2,977 victims, not including the 19 highjackers.
Would you think it’s more then that ?
I’m sorry you lost your family member❤️
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Thank you!
@@ESUSAMEX You’re most welcome❤️
I remember it took at least 6 months to clean it up. Firefighters ended up with respitory disease because of the smoke. People were putting up pictures everywhere looking for family that worked in the towers. I'll never forget seeing people jumping from nearly 100 floors to their death, nor will I ever forget the unfathomable dedication and determination of all those involved to clean up such a massive mess. They worked 24 hours no matter what to get it done. You can say New Yorkers are rude, but they have my never ending respect for how they handled the worst tragedy you can imagine.
Thanks for sharing. 💝
Honestly I live in NJ and I remember during that time people from around all our different states would do volunteer shifts to help with the cleanup - nurses, EMTs, police, rescue, food workers, etc - people trying to just help our neighbors and friends and family. My neighbor’s Dad was in one of the towers (he thankfully got out) but ask anyone from NY, NJ, PA, DE - any of the US states and there was someone affected by the tragic loss of 9/11. I’ll never forget it.
I went to NYC several months after 9/11. I was young but still remember the remains of all those MISSING posters at the train station. Just people hoping.
The guy in the red shirt who said “I never want to say the words I should have”, passed away in 2018.
I remember going to ground zero 3 years later and seeing the pictures of people missing or in memory of them I cried. Standing there.
@@Sam-pv7bd oh no really 😢
My husband was part of the cleanup. He was moved by the whole experience and I am so proud of him.
My brother was one of the volunteer fire fighters that helped in the clean up. Still doesn't like to talk about it.
We are proud of him too! Thank you for your Service!!
I have seen this several times before and cry each time. I cry for the atrocity of 9/11. I cry for the suffering on my countrymen. I cry for the human spirit and the human decency of all that helped when they could have stayed safe at home. We, the USA, may have our troubles and faults but deep down we love each other. Rest in Peace Captain Vincent!
Did he pass away? That's so sad. He seemed like such a genuine and gentle man.
@@bigschmill294 He passed away in August 2018. He left a legacy and I hope his children are proud of him.
Ms. Stanton: so very well said. SO VERY WELL SAID.
I'll never forget this day. I was living with my Mom and stepdad at the time. I woke up in the morning and walked downstairs. My stepfather was sitting on the couch watching the tv with a look of complete shock on his face. He was a roofer in Manhattan and had been employed with a specific company for decades. That day he had called out sick and unfortunately the rest of his crew were in one of the towers doing a construction job. They all died that day and obviously he survived. The poor guy went to all of his friends wakes for about a month straight.
Oh that poor man, it's unimaginable to think how bad he must have felt for his crew and their families. I am so sorry.
There are so many stories like that. People who missed their flight or called in sick, or a meeting in the towers got cancelled that day….all survived . Some people think it was luck, but I’m not sure. I think there was divine intervention that day. I’m glad your stepdad survived.❤️🤗🐝
No one should ever forget this so we never let our guard down. God bless our country!!!!!
Thanks for reacting to this. It’s still painful to think about more than twenty years later.
To this day... I can not watch . I remember I called my husband and told him get to TV. HE THOUGHT I WAS LYING WHEN I SAID THE COUNTRY HAS BEEN ATTACKED. after he and co-workers watched the towers calapse. We found out the Pentagon also was hit. God bless the ones who stopped the 3rd plane. Crashed down in a field. They saved many lives.
I remember watching the coverage on tv of 9/11 for days. I just felt compelled to watch. Despite all the coverage at the time and watching numerous documentaries since, I had never heard of the boat lift rescue until the Office Blokes reacted to this video. This story should be better known, it’s incredible.
I remember standing in front of our TV that day, watching the planes hitting the towers, and sobbing as I watched our citizens plummet to their deaths.
All these years later, I still cry when I see this footage. I'll never forget. Never!
I live in the US. This...this is the story of that day we truly need to never forget. And so relatively few people know it happened.
Because of this experience, years later when Captain Sullenberger landed that airplane on the Hudson River, ferries were already on their way to the plane before they got the emergency doors open.
I’m American and I didn’t hear about this until years later! I’ll never forget the events of that day. I live close to where flight 93 crashed. I’ll never forget hearing it fly over my place of work before crashing. It was so terrifying since we already knew about the two hitting the towers. We had no idea what was going on. We have an airport close to us with a small military presence there and I’ll never forget the feeling when we stood on our dock and watched the Apache helicopters taking off. It was a sad but proud feeling watching that. Never forget!
I live in Pittsburgh and was in my research lab at Allegheny General Hospital when they evacuated Downtown. A friend across the hall went into a panic as her brother was stationed at the Pentagon and no one could get a hold of him. He would have been in the section of the pentagon that got hit, but luckily that section was under renovation and he was in a building 2 miles away. The hospital brought a very large screen TV into the cafeteria so that people could watch what was happening. A very surreal day.
I lived in upstate NY (about 30 minutes away from the state capital of Albany) at the time, so I lived several hours away from NYC. But after 9/11 I learned that I nearly lost a friend on 9/11. She told me several days later that she and her parents had been planning to visit the twin towers on 9/11, but those plans were scrapped at the last minute (I do not know why, and it wasn't any of my business so I didn't pry). And then a few years ago I learned that my uncle actually had an office in the twin towers as his job occasionally required him to be there, and he was supposed to be at the twin towers that day, but for whatever reason he didn't go that day. My mom even said that his name appeared on the initial casualty list, as people were still figuring out who was and was not there that day, and once they learned that he had not been there when the towers were hit, his name was removed from the casualty list.
I still remember exactly where I was when the towers got hit, I was in music class when the principal suddenly came over the intercom and said: *"What just happened isn't anywhere near us, but all teachers have permission to turn the classroom TVs to the news."* ....And once our teacher turned on the news, the entire class went dead silent as we saw the towers burning....and then we actually saw the first tower fall. We were all in complete shock, and we would just turn to look at each other from time to time, but what could any of us possibly say? We were all just middle school students at the time. And I can remember getting off the school bus and walking in the front door of my house and then looking to the TV and seeing that both towers were down, and my parents were sitting at the kitchen table with my grandmother. I'll never forget that day for as long as I live.
22 years later and this event still brings me to tears. For all of our faults and divisions when America as a whole is hurt out people will rise to the occasion. Always. Thank you for watching this and remembering ALL of the heroes that day.
This is my absolute favorite story of America's spirit, and it comes from our largest city, and one that is often described negatively.
As a point of information, it was the second tower that was hit that actually fell first.
What always gets me was as soon as the call went out, people responded immediately. From big ferries to tiny fishing boats. They all came.
Thank you all for watching and remembering. I don’t think you realize the impact you have. We as Americans felt so alone that day (I was in college)… but for you to remember, react and teach to your young ones what that day was not even being a citizen is so incredibly impactful. Thank you!
I recently saw a video where they asked people from other countries about their reactions to 9/11 when it happened and so many people shared in so many countries and they were all watching it along with us.
I remember the 1st time I saw this boatlift video & I've seen it over 50x since either through reaction channels or otherwise. I cry and shake with both pride and grief and gratitude each time the same way I did the first time. I was 8 yrs old when the attacks happened. Nobody explained to me what was happening. When I snuck away from my mom at my grandparents and saw the news footage on a TV, as soon as the plane hit my brain said "This is warfare. We're being attacked. This wasn't an accident." I don't remember crying. I sought out a TV (my mom and grandparents didn't want us kids to see it because it scared them). I knew something big was happening and I needed to know what had them scared. I don't recall crying. I just remember praying for everyone the victims and the heros.
There is another youtube video I recommend, and it is called 9/11/2001 As it happened. It is really heartbreaking. They give a timeline as it happened with video clips from news, and individuals who filmed it that day. It is really good. The other vid is 9/11 as it unfolded and that one includes answering service messages from people on the places in buildings. It is quite tough but very good. They both are short enough I watch for a youtube video reaction.
Probably the most impactful video I've seen, and I just saw it yesterday is, 9/11 ( A Documentary by Gédéon & Jules Naudet ) if you haven't seen it then you need to. Two French filmmakers were doing a documentary on the FDNY they were with the first firefighters that responded to the crashes including being inside the 2nd tower when the first tower collapsed. They have probably the rawest footage you'll ever see of 9/11.
@@NonLegitNation2 agreed…it’s very real and the only footage from inside the north tower when the south tower collapsed, as well as them being with those firefighters at a call where they all witnessed (and recorded) the first plane strike). I find the FDNY dispatch recordings from that day riveting as well.
Almost 22 yrs later, I am still crying like it just happened, and I still remember what class I was in in high school when everything froze, all classes stopped and the news came on in every classroom. People who had family in NYC were freaking out crying and no calls would go thru.
Yep, I remember being in 3rd grade and the teachers wheeling in those TV carts into our class. My mom came and picked me up while watching and I remember we got home and were standing in our living room watching as the 2nd tower was hit. I didn't realize at the time but America has never been the same since.
if you want another great story that got lost in the shadow of 9/11 OPERATION YELLOW RIBBON as it came to be called.. in Gander Newfoundland, which is where a large chunk the flights that got grounded that day ended up. . . very heart warming story
Absolutely recommend anything about Gander on 9/11. I had no idea this even happened until much more recently and it’s become one of my favorite stories of humanity at its finest on 9/11, right up with the boat lift.
I feel like half of the documentaries about 9/11, while necessary, end up retraumatizing everyone in the process. Honor these men and the town of Gander show a more hopeful and inspirational side of the story. A break from the doom seeking if you will.
There was an excellent book about it called The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland. I hadn't heard anything about it until I came across the book. I was at an educational seminar for work in Nashville and we were all stranded there. A few of us had driven so we were okay, but others were looking to rent vehicles. Some were from as far away as New York or California.
There’s videos called Cleared For Chaos, Operation Yellow Ribbon, and Gander’s Ripple Effect: How a Small Town’s Kindness Opened on Broadway
It's the first time I heard/seen anything about this 😢 I think many people didn't realise it's an iland 😢 that day will never be forgotten 🙏 Greatings from Sweden Gothenburg 🇸🇪
Gaynor ,nice to see you with the kids... Your new hair looks awesome..
2,997 people died on 9/11. 343 fire fighters, 82 NYPD. In NY metro area we are still losing fireman & police officers every month from working on "the pit" searching for survivors & bodies.They die from 9/11 cancers from inhaling the air.
Also have lost many EMS EMT’s and paramedics since then. I’m a retired NYC paramedic, and have lost many friends and colleagues since, including one of my best friends, to post 9/11 diseases.
I've watched this dozens of times and I cry every time. So many people don't understand why we are so proud to be US citizens. THIS. THIS epitomizes why we are so proud to be who we are. THIS is the true spirit of our nation.
It really is, when we need to be, we ARE one nation
When the boats start coming to help... All the feelings and emotions... So many goosebumps.
American here. One of my fav accents is also New Yorker’s and I appreciate y’all so much for this video. The entire world was affected by this event, not just us but this definitely changed America forever.
I was in 4th or 5th grade. My father who worked on base, called my mom told her go pick up Chris take him to your parents house America was attacked. He served in Vietnam he just knew. I got to grandma's. I will never forget or be able to get that out of my head... seeing humans jumping from the tower in real time plummeting to the ground. Mass suicides because it was better then burning to death. Seeing it all in real time I'll never forget I still get chills and anger and sadness to this day.
Thank you for Watching. It blows my mind that people outside of the usa actually care about us and hurt for us on that. I cant describe how much I've cried as an adult watching 9/11 stuff
Through tears, I can say "I'm proud to be an American"... And we'll never forget those we lost... Thnx for taking time to watch a horrible day.
PEACE & BLESSINGS TO YOU!!
I still remember being in third grade having no idea what was going on, but my teacher was hysterically crying. She had lost her son in one of the towers. it hits different for New Yorkers neighbors and friends dads, mothers, uncles, aunts etc...
Thank you for sharing this, I'm an American who has never heard of the boatlift. Thank you again for sharing my British friend.
I'm 2nd generation American and thank you. I was in middle school and watching it live. We all watched planes hit the building and watching the towers fall and people jumping from the 50th floor. I was about 13 and I just felt numb.
There were teachers who took their classes home with them when the parents couldn't get out of Manhattan.
I was born and raised in the original NYC. I went on the roof of the South Towers as a child back in 1994. My Twin Towers were destroyed when I was 14 years old. That day still haunts me today. I miss my Twin Towers everyday.
I remember people sticking notes on random places, and there were 100's of people checking to find their loved ones names to see if they survived. It was horrible!
There's a documentary by the Naudet French brothers , who were in New York to make a documentary about a fire house and the training of a newby, when this unfolded while they were filming. You may find it on youtube. It's absolutely chilling and heart breaking. One of them was actually filming inside one of the towers.
Wow. Talk about both right place/right time and wrong place/wrong time at once.
I just watched that documentary again about a week ago. Hadn't watched it in a number of years. Agree with you, chilling and heartbreaking.
I just watched that yesterday and downloaded it, that video needs to go in the national archive because that's how important that footage is.
I actually have their video! a Treasure!
Just subbed to this channel, been subbed to office blokes quite awhile, I'm a Canadian in B.C., USA, Canada and Great Britain, cheers to our friendship! I'm Irish, Welsh and English, family who served in diff wars, much love from Canada Brothers 🇨🇦 ❤️
I know so many people who lost someone that day. Many children who lost a parent. My boss at that time couldn’t make a phone call home to let us know he was okay and eventually he had to walk over to New Jersey along the George Washington bridge with thousands of other people and get a taxi home on the other side. My current boss was sat in her office right across from both buildings and she saw both towers go down. I could see the buildings on fire from where I was in New Jersey. I have photos of me standing on the roof of one of the towers and it all feels so surreal now, like how could I have ever stood on the roof of an iconic building that no longer exists. There are constant reminders of that tragic day, it was a pivotal moment for so many in more ways than one.
Great video guys. Thanks for you compassion. This event was something that has seared itself in our collective consciousness as Americans. Many many people stepped forward, disregarding their own safety, to answer this call. In the end these are the times that means the most as fellow human beings. The times when we were able to help someone who was truly in need. ♥ We owe a debt of gratitude to all the men and women who were part of this extraordinary effort.
Being from new York and seeing this live on television I still get chills I am a former new York fire fighter/EMT
Hi from Indiana.... I love watching reactions to this story! When 9/11 happened I woke up to nurse my baby boy and turned on the tv and I had never been more scared in my life.... I was scared for by newborn son even though we were states away. It was one of the worst days of my life... not knowing what was going on and was more to come. God Bless the USA.
Canada's capital is just over 700 km from NYC. I have never forgotten. Colleagues at work were talking about my upcoming birthday (Sept.16), making plans for a small celebration. Our supervisor had turned away to look at his laptop. He turned back, "Guys, look!" We stood frozen, in silence, as we watched it all unfold.
All the selfless acts of ordinary people, no matter what, doing whatever they could--guiding dust-whitened figures out of the cloud.
It still stuns me, it always will.
Even to this day, I can't watch this without crying. It still hurts.
The smoke that you are talking about was really a highly concentrated mix of smoke and powdered debris. The force of the building coming down pulverized the building materials. People, buildings, cars...it was all covered in a thick fine powder.
That "Report together valiantly." always makes me tear up. Brave souls, all of them!
You should check out the story of Gander, the small town in Newfoundland that housed and fed over 7,000 people who'd been stranded when all trans-Atlantic planes were forced to land on 9/11. Now, that's a real tale of selflessness and human kindness.
I just posted about that. This is the best documentary about it:
ua-cam.com/video/jXbxoy4Mges/v-deo.html
I do remember that
Born and raised in the USA and was around to remember 911 and I've never seen this. Crying all over again. Thanks for sharing.
To answer your question, it was about 3000 that died.
This video shows a part of the human spirit, that at their core, that mankind is more than what we show everyday.
I was in grade 4 in America. Dallas Texas to be exact. I remember our teacher had the tv on but put up folders to shield us kids from the tv. But her reactions from the tv let all of us know that something really bad was happening. And her tears turned to our tears. we didn’t know what was going on. It was crazy.
As a Veteran from a long line of veterans, I remember every second of 9/11. I don't live in New York, I live in Alabama. I was away from home on business. I was checking out of a hotel in North Alabama when this happened. The television in the lobby was on and I, along with other guests, sat for what seemed hours to watch in horror. There was not a person in the lobby who was not crying. A police unit in the area stopped and came in. The Officer was already crying. He repeated over and over "Dear GOD this can't be happening" I called my wife and told her I am coming home. I will never forget when I got in my car to leave, there was hardly any traffic, not even when passing through Birmingham. It was like our entire State came to a halt. Those driving on I-65 didn't speed. Truck drivers were crying and driving. During the aftermath, many hunting/fishing clubs in my State extended invitations to first responders from NYC to come down here, and they did. The only thing it cost was time off, and that didn't seem to be a problem. Every time I see anti-American protests in this Country, it infuriates me. Those people must not realize the price paid for their rights to be so foolish.
One of the fireboats of the FDNY, the John J Harvey, pumped water to the fire engines by putting lines in the Hudson and then charging up lines to the fire engines.
Many many boats left from Bayonne NJ where I was living. Just average guys. Helping bbn out the way they could.
I just started my senior year of highschool when it happened and about 9 months later....a week after i graduated, i flew out to bootcamp. There are few moments in life when you say to yourself, "no matter what happens Im doing this"
Thank you for your service!
An interesting story, at least to me, a year or so before the pandemic I took an Uber ride. The driver, a young man (much younger than me) and I were conversing on the long drive. At some point I asked him where he was from as he had a slight accent, he said "New York". I asked him what brought him to CA, he said ''the military". He filled me in on some of his military history, brief mention of action he had seen, duty stations and that he would soon retire after serving 20 years in the Marines. I then asked if he was going back home when he retired, he said "yes". He then stated he never planned on joining the military, that he had been headed to college but (like you) felt it was something he needed to do at the time, as he and his three best friends were witnesses to the 911 attacks. They all enlisted.
Being a military brat, I have always respected those that serve. However, I know I have never felt such respect for anyone I have ever met as I did for this young man knowing how young he was at the time he and his buddies made the decision to enlist. I felt it was such an honor to have met this man, one of the heros that stepped up during that period of our country's history. I have so much respect for all those who stood up to show allegiance to our country in the face of such evil. Your service to our country is much appreciated and will not be forgotten!! Never Forget!
Just up watching these reactions. I'm American and I did not even know about the boat lift part of 9/11 for 22 years. Thanks for you hearts and recognition toward this tragedy.
Also, this guy is absolutely gorgeous. Mom and dad, your genes, wow. Created quite a person.
I remember learning how British citizens helped evacuate soldiers from Dunkirk in WWII. Seeing my countrymen doing the same type thing for civilians wanting to get away from Manhattan on that horrible day was so uplifting.
Great story about people coming together when all hell is breaking loose. And Daz don't shoot me, but Gaynor you look stunning in this one
Lots of heroism was displayed that day, and the patriotism and unity we felt as a country was amazing, it’s unfortunate it took something like that to happen to see it. Over 3,000 died Aidan and people are still suffering and dying today from breathing in the smoke full of toxins
I was on leave from work when 9/11 happened. I always had the TV on news channels to keep updated. I saw the breaking news in Morning America. I immediately switched to CNN. In the past years I would watch 9/11 documentaries and the ATC 9/11. Only when we had covid lockdown in 2020 when I discovered this video. I cried. I shared it to family just in case they didn't know about this, like I didn't know. Thanks for reacting to it.
I live in America and this is the first time I heard of this. Very moving and brought back a lot of memories of that dreadful day.
I have seen this video on my own and through numerous reaction channels.. always brings tears to my eyes. could see the smoke cloud going across the sky from where I live.. Middletown lost the most ppl in any single town in NJ.
Its been a little over 22 or so years since that horrible day and still everytime i watch a video about 9/11 it takes me back to the horrible feeling i had that day. Nothing compares to that feeling aside from losing my mother 3 years after that happened. But what rose from that horrible day is why i love this country it didn't matter who you were we all came together and helped each other nothing like the division you see today. Thank you for reaching to this i needed a reminder of what we can do when we come together
Thank you for showing this.
That's a really powerful documentary, fitting for such a moment in history.
20 years later still cry!!! Never forget!!!
I was a 14 year old American on the other side of the country when 9/11 happened and I have never heard this story. Glad your video came across my feed today.
Love this offshoot of office blokes! Keep it going guys!
I found out about a year later that someone that passed on 9/11 was a kid I went to school with in the 70s. I'll never forget that day😢
This is a day i will never forget.....i am from SC and so i was seeing everything on the television as it was happening and i remember just standing there crying and staring at the tv. It was heartbreaking. Rip to all the Americans who were took from us that day. Gone2soon. 💯💔😪🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I remember this.. folks helped them when they got to safety.. welcomed them I to homes. I think it was similar to Dunkirk.. I think at Dunkirk, the boats rescuing were also under attack, and the trip took many hours to cross over, while trips to NY were much quicker. Both events showed how folks helped save souls when needed.
We had smoke coming over our town for 3 weeks. We had trucks of rubble to go to the Staten Island dump that was there
Absolutely love this family. Your respect is admirable.
I worked for a government IT office at the time of 9-11. Our secretary had gone to NYC to a conference in Building 7 of the World Trade Center. (This build was one of those damaged when the towers collapsed.) They were being evacuated after the plane strikes, and the group was forced to head towards the South Tower by the fate of how the exits were positioned. One lady in Joanne's group stopped in the middle of the street to take pictures, the rest of the group getting ahead of her. But Joanne was behind her and pulled her back across the street towards Building 7, yelling at her for stopping in the middle of a street. The South Tower fell at that moment and a huge fireball went down that very street. According to Joanne, it was like being in a movie set, it was so surreal, yet at the same time horrifically real. If Joanne hadn't pulled that lady back, both would have been in the middle of that fireball. Joanne never considered herself a hero, just lucky. I'll bet that other lady thinks Joanne is a hero, though.
Normal people, doing normal things.
Gaynor, you look fabulous (you always do, but especially in this video!) This video was so touching!
There were many heroes that day
The Amberjack V docked in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. I grew up there. We are so proud of the Captain, the first gentleman talking, Vincent Ardolino. And all who came to help…
I am a native New Yorker (or as we say, Noo Youka) from Manhattan, but at the time was living across the river in NJ. I remember them letting us out of work and the road I took faced the skyline of New York City. It's a vision I will never forget. I believe there were about 3000 people who were killed in the towers, many firefighters and emergency workers, and then the plane that flew in to the Pentagon, and the plane that was downed in Pennsylvania added to the fatalities. Afterwards, there were many people who died from sickness related to the very poor air quality that hung around lower Manhattan for so long. A friend from elementary school that I knew did not work at the world trade towers, but was there for a meeting, and she was one of the fatalities. As long as it's been, I'll never get over it.
This is simply an incredible story of Americans coming together… 500,000 people in less than 9 hours… think about how crazy that is. In times of tragedy, people will do anything they can to help each other.
I live in Los Angeles, but was in Manhattan that morning, and yes ALL access in and out of the island were down for two whole days. I believe I was at Broadway and Canal. Had NO idea of the Boatlift, WOW!! Thank you ❤
My cousin was stationed at the Pentagon back then, her kid was sick so she had to call out that day. Up at the New York State Museam in Albany, they have a fire engine that was crushed and a trailer from the clean up. The engine is paired with stories from firefighters that day, and the trailer is filled with memorial/looking for photos and posters. My dad was working at Indian Point Nuclear Plant, I think he ended up working over 18 hrs because they went to high alert, expecting an attack there.
Oh my goddess! Do you know if your cousin would have been on that side of the building?
I was 15 when this happened. Watched the towers fall with my classmates the whole school was in shock. A classmate of mine lost her mother in one of the towers. A family friend was a firefighter from NYC and thankfully he made it home.
I went to high school down by the Trade Center and I was there on 9/11. I remember the massive amounts of people lining the waters edge. I was fortunate enough to live in Manhattan so I could just walk home, and then the first building collapsed. Every building down there is massive and you cant see past the one in front of you, so we had no idea it collapsed. All we knew is that a giant cloud of smoke just enveloped us and we couldn't see or breathe. The smoke eventually cleared and I made my way down by the Staten Island Ferry terminal. My plan was to walk along the East River until I got home. My thought was "if anything else explodes, I'll just jump in the river and swim home" (I thought the giant cloud of smoke was some massive explosion, not the building collapsing). Walking along the river, you saw this mass of boats, skiffs, ferries, anything that can float pulling up next to the island. It really looked like a 21st century Dunkirk. They weren't even docked at slips. People climbed over the barrier that separated the walk way from the river and jumped onto whatever was there that can take them anywhere else. In fact, one of my classmates who lived in The Bronx ended up in the Atlantic Highlands. I follow her on Instagram and she and the people in the Highlands that opened their home have a barbecue every year with their respective families. A black teenager from the Bronx was taken in by a white family from New Jersey and given shelter as she couldn't get back home that night. That's the America I know and love. Anyways, I obviously made it out. I was unaware of this documentary about the boatlift until I saw your reaction video and thinking about all of those boats floating from every direction brought me right back to that morning. Cheers.
Never will forget, I was 2 block away walking to college. Cannot stop seeing what I saw that day. Lost 3 of my friends that day. 💔💔💔💔💔💔💔😭😭😭😭😭😭.
I know Daz has reacted to it on the office blokes channel but I’d love you guys to react to “the rescue of Jessica Buchannan” it was a seal team 6 rescue and the entire story is amazing
↑ This!
Here here!!
That whole situation is insane. Incredible how they succeeded so well.
Yes, great story. I’m on it 👍🏻
Truly amazing story!
I live in the US and was about 7 or 8 years old when 9/11 happened. I live on the west coast so when it happened it was early in the morning here and I’ll never forget my father waking me up saying “you gotta get up for school, 2 planes crashed into buildings in New York” I was young but just remember feeling my heart sink . All day in school we had moments of silence and watched the news coverage of it in class . I’ll never forget it. Also my family is from New York so remember trying to get ahold of family to make sure they were ok. Just a devastating devastating tragedy . To this day I still watch the 2 brothers documentary that was originally supposed to be about a rookie fire fighter but ended up being a full documentation of 9/11. It’s one of the most raw, brutal documentaries ever made . I STRONGLY suggest watching it someday if you haven’t . Just … heart wrenching
Just under 3,000 people died in the 911 incident. Rounding the numbers off, aprox 2600 died in the Trade Center building attack, another 125 died in the attack on the Pentagon Building in Washington D.C. and the remaining 246 were passenger aboard the planes that were used in the attacks, including the 40 passengers who sacrificed their lives to prevent United Flight 93 from reaching it's destination, which was thought to be the White House in Washington D.C.
We lost 3,000 beautiful souls that day and hundreds more since from cancer and other issues. Never forget.
In tears over here❤
Thank you for this.
It wasn’t just smoke…it was smoke, jet fuel, pulverized concrete and bodies. Thousands died years after breathing it in. First responders were the hardest hit.
I am in tears remembering this. For all the evil in this world, there is always reinforcement of my belief in loving , kind people.
It's sad seeing how divided we've become since 9/11.
2,977 people died 911. And the first responders from the firemen to policemen, that survived-they have been dying from the illnesses caused by the toxic dust & fumes. The victims in the jets that hit the twin towers , the pentagon and the field in Pennsylvania were also heroes because they tried to stop the hijackers and also called loved ones ,their work to tell what was going on. Americans came together like never before-I hope someday we do so again.
Love the emotion in your faces. Thank you for sharing.
This is a marvelous documentary film made by Spielberg and Tom Hanks, the most acclaimed film makers in the industry. Of course it would be done top notch. I really like how they concentrated on showing how the common people stepped up not just the professionals like the coast guard. So many trained emergency workers were at the building sites, or lost in the catastrophe, that it really had to be the ordinary people if anything was going to be done. Also, what is seldom told, is what happened the next few days and nights with the people still left in Manhattan. Stranded people were dragged into shops, homes and hotels and cared for and fed by locals. Working phones were found so loved ones could be reassured. Groups of ordinary people went out searching for those who were lost and displaced who couldn't find a place to be. Everyone really showed their humanity.
Makes you even closer to your human friends or family/loved ones.
When a time of need happens, it's so fascinating how people become a hero to a victim.
Reality hits really hard when thos ewho go missing will very likely, never come home. It's a disbelief that will happen in real time, until it's starts flowing in. The more closer you get, the more you appreciate for friendships that will last.
It's such a well known story and I am always surprised that so many people have no idea,but am pleased that because of UA-cam it is getting more attention
Don't know if its been mentioned but there was a train station in the basement of one of the towers, came in from New Jersey and once the towers fell the line out was blocked. I was in New York about a week before 9/11 and my group stayed in Jersey and took the train into the city. I was amazed because not only was there a subway stop there but a shopping area also. Resembled a mini mall.
It is so sad. That this tragic event occurred. There was approximately 3,000 deaths that day. I can’t believe we are going on the 22nd anniversary this September. May all Rest In Peace and condolences to the families who lost close ones and just people who were impacted and Thank you to all emergency personnel.
How did I never hear about this before? I was in Nashville for work then. I heard a number of stories but somehow missed this one. I think I would have remembered this.
Admittedly I haven't seen any other videos from this channel (UA-cam Recomends sent me over) but I do recommend (if you haven't already) watching the documentary on the Sewol Ferry Disaster in South Korea. 100+ students died when a Ferry capsized due to negligence and the military/rescue teams were slow to respond and be of any help. It's very emotional and frustrating to see how poorly it was handled by people in positions of power. Though similar to this a few civilians with boats were willing and somewhat able to help and civilians who were scuba certified were able to help
Watching that happen live in 7th grade, was probably one of the most traumatic things in my life. Yet it’s also one of the most proudest days because our country truly came together.